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Day 4 of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament

Illinois won its fourth Big Ten Tournament Championship with a 9-1 win over Michigan State on Saturday.

#2 MICHIGAN STATE def. #5 MINNESOTA, 6-3Michigan State's four-run sixth pushed the Spartans to a 6-3 win over Minnesota on Saturday, giving the Spartans a spot in the night's championship game against Illinois. Torsten Boss went 3-for-4 with a run, and Tony Wieber drove in two and picked up the save, while freshman David Garner tossed 4.1 innings of scoreless, four-hit relief.Game 9 Box Score - Postgame Quotes

#1 ILLINOIS def. #2 MICHIGAN STATE, 9-1Illinois won the 2011 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Championship with a 9-1 win over Michigan State on Saturday. The tournament title is Illinois' fourth and first since 2000. Corey Kimes tossed a complete game, while Adam Dittman hit his sixth homer of the year, a grand slam in the third. With the win, Illinois earns the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship, their first appearance in the tournament since 2000.